Seh Gabi
سه گابي · Seh Gabi (Luristan) · Tepe Seh Gabi
Halaf to Ubaid-Chalcolithic (c.5600–3800 BCE)·Halaf-related → Seh Gabi/Dalma → Ubaid Kangavar·🇮🇷 Kermanshah Province, Islamabad-e Gharb, Kangavar valley, Iran
About
About Seh Gabi
Mound north of Islamabad-e Gharb in Kangavar valley, excavated by Louis Levine 1970s. Halaf-related Seh Gabi painted ware (5600 BCE) to Dalma impressed and Ubaid-related levels — defines the Zagros intermontane Chalcolithic between Mesopotamian Ubaid and central Zagros.
Why it mattersType Dalma/Seh Gabi ware defining the central Zagros Halaf-related horizon between Halaf and Ubaid.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Seh Gabi-Dalma as Halaf offshoot or independent?
Theories
- 01Levine Kangavar Halaf pastoral infiltration model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Halaf-related hamlet c.5600 BCE
- Period
- Halaf to Ubaid-Chalcolithic (c.5600–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Halaf-related → Seh Gabi/Dalma → Ubaid Kangavar
- Builders
- Halaf-related communities
- Purpose
- Kangavar valley Halaf-related pastoral centre on the Kermanshah intermontane corridor
- Rediscovered
- Modern archaeological survey/ rescue
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.5600 BCE
Halaf-related hamlet (Seh Gabi painted)
c.5000 BCE
Dalma impressed ware
1970
Levine Royal Ontario Museum excavation
c.3800 BCE
Ubaid-related abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
34.3500° N · 47.1500° E · 1400 m · 3 mapped features
Seh Gabi — Palatial compound
gateKey sub-area of Seh Gabi (Halaf to Ubaid-Chalcolithic) showing Halaf-related horizon
34.3494° N · 47.1498° ESeh Gabi — North sector
moundKey sub-area of Seh Gabi (Halaf to Ubaid-Chalcolithic) showing Halaf-related horizon
34.3502° N · 47.1504° ESeh Gabi — Central mound
structureKey sub-area of Seh Gabi (Halaf to Ubaid-Chalcolithic) showing Halaf-related horizon
34.3510° N · 47.1510° E
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